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Photo: Timor Leste, by Frank Elvey / Oxfam Hong Kong
THE ISLANDS EDITION One Person in Mindanao, Philippines
Vietnam:
After twelve years of working with Oxfam, Genela Buhia still sees her job with a fresh perspective every day. It is the people and community groups she collaborates with who make it so inspiring, and the distinctive and diverse nature of Mindanao, her home.
In July, the first training of its kind was held in Quang Tri, a province in Vietnam at great risk of climate change; 25 students and women -- all 100% of the trainees -- can now swim 20-25 metres.
Timor Leste:
Majestic yet Fragile
In the wet season, cloud-topped mountains, crystal blue sea and lush green hills. In the dry, shades of brown. Climate change is changing the way of life in both seasons in Timor Leste. Hong Kong:
The Worker and Family
In a recent Oxfam Hong Kong survey, the majority of the Hong Kong public supports a minimum wage sufficient for the worker and family, with most suggesting a wage of HK$30/hour (about US$3.9). Hong Kong:
Climate Change in the City
Youth discover that climate change is not only happening on faraway tropical islands, but right here in Hong Kong; they are making videos about their findings. Hong Kong:
My Food is Fair
(http://www.oxfam.org.hk/en/foodexpo.aspx)
Olive oil, soy sauce, nuts, beans, fruit and spices from Palestine and China, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. August is the time of the annual Food Expo of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and Oxfam Hong Kong is showcasing Fair Trade products to the food industry and to the public.
Swimming for the First Time
Philippines:
Recovering from Typhoon Parma, Recovering from Poverty
More natural disasters were reported in the Philippines in 2009 than in any other country. A World Bank study across 14 countries ranks disasters as a leading cause of poverty. Here is a look at how survivors of two back-to-back typhoons now have enough food -- even a surplus -- and “peace of mind�. Indonesia:
Women Inspiring Change
Seaweed farmers, cake sellers, heads of households, tailors, mothers, weavers - these rural women in eastern Indonesia are also legislative members, campaigners for better schools, board members of farming cooperatives, land rights activists, and more.
China Voices Oxfam Hong Kong releases a book on the state of poverty in China, and efforts to reduce it, among women, farmers, migrant workers, ethnic minorities, youth and elderly people.
ONE PERSON in MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES GENELA C. BUHIA 1
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1 Assessment of damaged bridges. Photo courtesy of KFI 2 Speaking to beneficiaries during an emergency relief distribution. Photo courtesy of CDP 3 Crossing a river to reach farmland. Photo courtesy of Nash Calido/Oxfam Mindanao Programme
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4 Crossing a footbridge over a large fishpond. Photo courtesy of Nash Calido/Oxfam Mindanao Programme 5 Climbing hills to reach a village affected by typhoon Pepeng Photo: Kurian Thomas/Oxfam Hong Kong
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6 Visiting a camp for Internally Displaced People. Photo courtesy of Oxfam Mindanao Programme
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7 Emergency relief distribution (left) and interviewing a woman beneficiary (right). Photo taken by Nori de Dios/OHK 8 Meeting Manobo men leaders with an Oxfam Mindanao Programme colleague. Photo courtesy of Nash Calido/ Oxfam Mindanao Programme
I met a poor Muslim woman in Cotabato
cities of Mindanao. I was born and grew up
than I do – I cross rivers and flooded areas
City who had married by parental
in this city and have lived in Mindanao all
to reach far-flung communities; I climb hills
arrangement at the age of 14, had 18
my life, and I firmly believe there are many
and mountains to access remote villages; I
pregnancies, raised 7 children, and over
reasons to appreciate this island.
experience distress and sorrow in internally
time learned to assert herself to such an
displaced peoples’ camps; and I survey
extent that she is now a village leader. I
The distinctiveness and diversity of our
homes, bridges and livelihoods damaged by
visited a community in North Cotabato
people, places and features never fail to
typhoons and other disasters. With them,
submerged in floods for two weeks and
amaze me. It is not so much because there
I discover that beneath the poverty and
saw how families had coped. I came to
are still new sights but rather more about
hardship, there are many stories of hope
understand how an indigenous community
absorbing new insights; not just meeting
and beautiful dreams. With them, I see that
in Bukidnon succeeded – after struggling
people but hearing their enduring stories;
beyond the episodes of war and conflict
for several decades – to reclaim ownership
and not just providing support but achieving
are untold journeys of women, men and
of their ancestral domain. I met a man who
aspirations and transforming lives.
children towards solidarity and peace and
used to be a guerilla but now leads peace-
well-being.
building work in a conflict-prone area in
Mindanao is home to the poorest
Maguindanao. I remember indigenous
municipalities and provinces in the country:
Daunting yet awe-inspiring, challenging yet
male leaders telling me about women’s
the twin problems of poverty and conflict
stimulating – that’s how I would sum up the
empowerment in Surigao, something they
are pervasive, despite the island also being
feelings towards my work. Daunting and
did not practice before…
endowed with rich natural resources and
challenging, because difficulties abound in
reserves. It is a priority area for the Oxfam
the communities where we bring support.
I will not run out of stories. The stories go
effort to achieve sustainable livelihoods and
Awe-inspiring and stimulating, because
on and on…
greater protection for Muslims and other
each community also evokes endless
minorities, small asset-holders and internally
opportunities of learning, of seeing a new
These I would say are some of my
displaced men, women and children. The
dimension of life, and of taking guided
most cherished experiences of work as
two priority regions of Oxfam are Caraga
action no matter how difficult or slow the
coordinator of the Oxfam Hong Kong
and Central Mindanao.
intended progress might be. I have been with Oxfam for twelve years now, and I can
programme in the Philippines. My work entails working with partner organisations
Working with partner organisations
say that I still see each new work experience
and visiting project sites across three island
in Mindanao and elsewhere is always
with a sense of appreciation and meaning.
regions: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. I
enriching. With them – community workers
I see that there are still so many stories to
work in an office in Davao City, one of the
who know the local areas and people better
weave and share, so many stories to live.
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TIMOR-LESTE
MAJESTIC YET FRAGILE Text and photos by Frank Elvey Travel on the coastal road and you will
colleague first visited Timor-Leste during the
This is bad enough already for the people
be rewarded with breathtaking vistas of
rainy season and wrote in this magazine as
of Timor-Leste, most of whom are poor
rugged mountains meeting crystal blue
her first impression: “So green.” (See the
farming families highly dependent on rain-
sea; inland, Mount Ramelau and Mount
March 2009 edition of O.N.E)
fed, subsistence agriculture and with few
Matebian rise majestically into clouds. It is
other ways to feed themselves. What is
small wonder that visitors with a sense of
But it’s a different story in the dry season.
worse is that dry seasons are getting longer
adventure are choosing Timor-Leste over
Burnt brown hills, large tracts of which are
and the rains, when they come, are coming
more popular tourist destinations in the
treeless, tell of widespread deforestation
too heavily.
region.
and erosion. Land clearing for farming and tree cutting for firewood have exposed the
To some extent, seasons have always
Go there in the wet season and lush green
steep slopes to the power of wind and rain.
been unpredictable in Timor-Leste, where
hills can conjure up musings of a potential
Valuable topsoil is being lost, making it
weather is dominated by the Asian
tropical island paradise. One Oxfam
harder to regenerate the bare land.
monsoonal system and the rain shadow
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created by the Australian continent to the
and infirm. The impacts are also likely to
At the same time, by increasing discussion
south. The nation is also prone to drought,
deepen existing inequalities.
and learning about climate change impacts and the most important adaptation
flash floods, and the destabilising effects of the quasi-periodic El Niño climate patterns,
Oxfam, as the lead of a consortium of
measures, better policy and practices are
with surface waters warming in the tropical
four international NGOs (Oxfam, Caritas
being promoted.
eastern Pacific and surface pressures rising
Australia, Catholic Relief Services and
in the tropical western Pacific.
Trócaire), is assisting the people of Timor-
Existing community and civil society
Leste to respond to these critical challenges.
institutions will be strengthened and key
Yet, this unpredictability is worsening.
The consortium is initially working with
relationships enhanced with government
Farmers and fishers are telling Oxfam that
about 20,000 poor people in 100 rural,
institutions and service providers. National
changes in the climate are affecting their
at-risk communities, enabling them to
climate change adaptation plans and
livelihoods. They say the dry seasons are
become more resilient to what are already
policies will be informed and contributions
hotter, the rainy seasons more erratic and
unavoidable impacts of climate change. This
made to the emerging field of community-
with less rain, and overall, weather has
work is done together with local civil society
based climate change adaptation,
become more extreme.
organisations and with the government
particularly in light of the current
to assist vulnerable communities to adapt
international negotiations around climate
Their firsthand experiences support the
their livelihood strategies. Recently,
change adaptation funding and delivery.
scientific data and analysis on climate
the consortium successfully applied for
change that is available in Timor-Leste.
Australian government funds to support
Adapting to climate change is an immense
This may be limited in comparison to other
this work.
challenge for everyone, and most especially for poor people. The work underway is
more developed nations’ data, yet it clearly suggests that there will be longer droughts,
The approach used is participatory action
not just about adapting, but also about
more intense flooding, increased landslide
learning and research to stimulate direct
developing more sustainable livelihoods
risks, more destructive winds, and sea
community climate change adaptation
and reversing damage already done to the
level rises that will exacerbate coastal river
actions and to inform future policy and
environment. It looks forward to a future
flooding.
programme work. The idea is that as
when a visitor to Timor-Leste can still say, “so
community members get more information,
green,” and one day say this even in the
Likely effects include worsening food
awareness and understanding of climate
dry season.
insecurity, flood and wind damage, conflicts
change, and especially its local impacts, they
over access to water, displacement of
are better able to devise ways to reduce
people, and increased risks of malaria and
their vulnerabilities. In this way, community-
dengue fever. At most risk are poor people,
based adaptation actions are being
the landless, women, young children, the
developed to improve livelihoods, food
elderly, people with disabilities, and the sick
security and better protect the environment.
Based in Hong Kong, Frank Elvey is Regional Manager of the Oxfam Hong Kong Archipelagic Southeast Asia Team. He can be contacted at <franke@oxfam.org.hk>. Information was provided by the INGO consortium implementing the adaptation project.
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HONG KONG
THE WORKER AND FAMILY This advertisement is part of Oxfam Hong
a minimum wage sufficient for the worker
and published newspaper articles on
Kong's campaign for a minimum wage to
and family, and over 60 per cent suggest
the issue:
meet both the worker's and his/her family's
an hourly wage of not less than HK$30
basic needs. An Oxfam Hong Kong survey
(about US$3.9). Oxfam has met with the
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released in May 2010 indicates that over 70
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hk/en/fairwages.aspx and in Chinese: http://
per cent of the Hong Kong public support
Legislative Council, released several reports,
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HONG KONG
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CITY This summer, 15 young people joined
are particularly vulnerable to severe weather
themselves: what action should/could be
the Oxfam Youth Campaign Partners
conditions. Climate change is aggravating
taken for tackling the issue?
programme to explore how climate change
the living and working conditions of poor
affects poor people in the city. They are
people in the city.
Oxfam Hong Kong hopes, through
visiting and interviewing people from all
broadening the mind and using both
walks of life and producing a series of short
Apart from learning through the video lens,
lenses and senses, youth – and we all – can
videos after a training programme. The
we can also use our senses. “A Cloud on the
understand the world more empathetically.
public will be invited to a screening session
Horizon” is a new experiential workshop
later on in the year.
of the Oxfam Interactive Education Centre. Through role-playing, youth can experience
What are they finding out so far? The
the effects of climate change in low-lying
temperature goes up and down in an
islands such as Tuvalu in the Pacific, where
unpredictable manner. Extreme weather
residents must decide whether to stay or
conditions and natural disasters keep hitting
leave their island that is being submerged.
poor people around the world. Even in a
The workshop participants assess whether
rich city like Hong Kong, vulnerable groups
there are any possibilities to adapt to the
are suffering from the impact of climate
unpredictable weather due to climate
change. Street sleepers, outdoor workers,
change, and if and how they can make a
the elderly, chronic patients, farmers and
living if they stay or go. They also step back
those living in caged homes or cubicle flats
into their city lives in Hong Kong and ask
Youth Campaign Partners participants Etienne Tse, 23 (left) and Patrick Tsui, 21 (right) making a video about climate change woth Oxfam Hong Kong. Photo: Nicole Lee/Oxfam Hong Kong
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PHILIPPINES:
Recovering from Typhoon Parma, Recovering from Poverty Meng Abarquez
A corn field near the 221-kilometre-long Agno River, which overflowed and broke through dams. Farmers had to plough the land four times to deal with all the sand. Only then could it be planted.
The Philippines is home to 27.6 million
T h e r e s i dents of Bisagu and other
Benguet, Mountain Province and
poor people, and in 2009, the country
northern communities are among the
Pangasinan quickly responded to the
ranked first in terms of the most natural
millions of poor people hardest hit by
needs of poor communities affected
disasters reported to authorities, with 26.
Typhoon Parma, which made landfall
by the typhoon. The joint emergency
There is a definite link between poverty
on 2 October 2009. In Bisagu, Aparri, in
response, partially supported by the
and crisis. In a study conducted by the
the northern tip of the country, 596km
Hong Kong SAR Government Disaster
World Bank in 500 communities across the
from Manila, people have always relied
Relief Fund (HK$2.8m) and the Hong
Philippines and 14 other countries, natural
on their daily fish catch for food and
Kong public (HK$2.5 for both Typhoon
disasters and death/health shocks ranked
household expenses. But these days, there
Parma and Typhoon Ketsana), assisted
second among the reasons why people
is less fish to catch. Half of the village is
almost 13,000 families (12,278 families
are becoming poor. 'Decreasing national/
gone due to river erosion exacerbated
of 73,668 people, to be exact). From
local prosperity' was the leading cause.
by the typhoon. Residents have not had
October 2009 to June 2010, the teams
fresh clean water to drink and need to
provided food and non-food items and
Some economic statistics may indicate
buy it from town. Most families only have
supported people in their early recovery
healthy growth for the Philippines,
enough resources to send their children
efforts, such as in their first planting of
yet the 37 uninterrupted quarters
to primary school; a secondary school
rice or corn, or with the restocking of
of economic growth of the former
education is for the minority.
livestock, primarily pigs and goats.
Arroyo) has not benefited many of the
Oxfam Hong Kong and its partner
In May 2010, Oxfam Hong Kong and
27.6 million impoverished people.
NGOs in the northern areas of Cagayan,
all the 4 partners â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Center for Disaster
administration (of Gloria Macapagal
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Preparedness, Philippines Disaster
After Oxfam provided them with
reduced their stress and has improved
Response Network, Cordillera Disaster
emergency food assistance for the
marital relationships.
Response and Development Services as
clearing away and cleaning up of debris,
well as Center for Emergency Aid and
for making small repairs of water and
Based in Hong Kong, Meng Abarquez is Programme Manager of the Humanitarian and Disaster Risk Management Team of Oxfam Hong Kong.
Rehabilitation – undertook an evaluation
irrigation systems, and for removing silt
All photos: Madeleine Marie Slavick/Oxfam Hong Kong
of the programmes.
from farmland, the disaster response shifted to early recovery efforts. Residents
Here are a few accounts of how the
were provided with farm inputs (such as
disaster has affected people’s homes,
rice or corn seeds, fertilisers, vegetables,
farmland and also their marriages, and
farming tools and implements, etc.),
how people have persevered.
fishing implements, credit or capital for
Peace of Mind
micro-enterprises such as agricultural, vending and handicraft production;
Corazon Villanueva, 62, lives in Bacayao
water pumps and plastic hoses for
Norte, Dagupan City. She works as a
irrigation and the construction of plant
village health worker while her husband,
nurseries; and livestock such as goats
Agosto Villanueva, is a garbage collector.
and pigs.
They lost everything they own because of support from Oxfam Hong Kong through
Less Stress, Improved Relationships
its local partner, Center for Disaster
In many communities across Pangasinan,
Preparedness, she had this to say: “We did
people have been provided with farm
not have work, we did not know where
inputs (such as seeds, fertilisers, pesticides
to get food and all the money needed to
and herbicides) through a revolving loan
buy basic household items. The food and
scheme at a very low interest rate, of
pots, water container, and other non-
less than one per cent per month. (Loans
food items have been a big help to us.
from other sources often come with an
The rice they gave us lasted for a month.
interest rate of ten per cent or more.)
I had peace of mind.” Had this assistance
This has reduced people’s indebtedness
not been given, Corazon and others
and enabled them to benefit more from
would undoubtedly have had to borrow
their harvests. In areas of Pangasinan not
money at a high interest to buy food and
hard hit by El Nino, farmer-beneficiaries
replace lost household items.
have already begun to repay their loans:
the typhoon, including their house. With
Food and Surplus
as of June 2010, the repayment rate
This baby was born one day before Oxfam's emergency food supplies arrived, supplies funded through the Hong Kong SAR Government Disaster Relief Fund.
A farmer planting corn, which takes four months to harvest. Oxfam supported many farmers with seeds for their first planting after the typhoons.
stood at 77 per cent. Farmer-beneficiaries
Beyond addressing the immediate need
in Benguet told Oxfam Hong Kong
for food and the replacement of basic
that this has helped them resume their
household items, the greater challenge is
livelihood activities and enabled them
to provide disaster-affected families with
to re-establish their own community
a way to resume their means to make a
support systems too.
living and to secure a sustainable food supply. By May, for instance, the Aeta
Wo m e n f r o m C a m a n g a a n s a y t h a t
indigenous people of Cagayan Province
because of the economic pressure
had already harvested their crops of
weighing heavily on men’s shoulders, the
sweet potatoes, bananas and vegetables.
stress to provide for their families has
“We have food now and some surplus to
been overwhelming. Having additional
sell,” they said during our visit.
sources of income has significantly
Squash flowers – Oxfam also supported vendors to restock vegetables and fish to sell at the market.
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VIETNAM
SWIMMING FOR THE FIRST TIME These images show the first training of its kind in Quang Tri, a province in Vietnam at great risk of climate change. From 13 to 22 July, twenty women and five secondary school students learned how to swim: a useful skill in the event of rising sea levels and increased flooding. After the nine days of lessons supported by Oxfam, 100% of the trainees can now swim 20-25 metres. They were coached by professionals at the Hailing District Sports Centre and the Quang Tri Sports Centre. Photos: Nguyen Thanh Toan and Doan Minh Cuong
INDONESIA
Women Inspiring Change By Budhita Kismad
"She did not dare to speak ... now she turns out to be a driving force and inspiration for young people in a place where many are unemployed." â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Peni Budi Astuti, Women Home-Based Workers Association, East Java, Indonesia
Several years ago our organisation, INSPIRIT, had the opportunity to develop leadership training for women in rural communities in Eastern Indonesia. We were challenged to create learning spaces for women, who are often seen as lacking a meaningful role in their communities: seaweed farmers, cake sellers, tailors, weavers of cloth belts, widows, victims of violence, and female heads of households. Because others often see them as 'poor women who are helpless,' they often see themselves as small humans that are not important.
The top two photographs are part of a National Conference of Women Inspiring Change held in Solo, Indonesia. The women's leadership programme is being introduced to several countries across Asia, through the Asia-wide WE CAN campaign for women's rights and against abuse.
Ever since we met them, we have seen
Here, representatives from three groups, Women Solidarity, Women Home-based Workers, and Labor Group, share experiences in implementing the Women Leadership Programme in order to improve the training manual â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an effort of the Joint Program of Indonesia Gender Justice Working Group.
strength and spirit, who can support
All photos: Rendra Almatsier for INSPIRIT
these women as complete human beings who have lived with extraordinary their families, educate their children, and bring a change in the communities in which they live. Their lives are not just about 'survival'; rather, they really go
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through life with a vengeance. They are
leadership training for women. This
We believe that women will be inspired
creative, and they are an inspiration for
dream came true when Oxfam offered us
to make many important changes in
many people. They are the real leaders
an opportunity to not only write a guide,
economic, social and political life: the
of women.
but also to train and support groups of
health of women and children will
women from the home-based workers
improve, more people will be literate,
We have heard many stories about
sector, factory workers, and a network
justice and harmony in the family will
women who have been through our
of non-governmental organisations that
materialise, and the community will
training: about alumni who have formed
fight for justice for women.
learn to be more independent. Where there are women who step forward to
a board of women for a special goat cooperative, the first in their village;
This initiative we call Women Inspiring
become leaders, important changes and
about a woman who ventured to become
Change. We aspire to encourage women's
innovation can truly be realised, and the
the legislative candidate of a party in her
leadership in many communities and
entire community will benefit.
district; about women who fight with
local organisations across the country.
the right people to get help from local
Our dream is that Indonesia will be
“I feel the creativity is incredible. INSPIRIT
governments; about a woman who is
more creative, more alive and better for
really invites us to mutually inspire each
struggling to develop a school for children
all people, driven by the inspiration of
other and find resources within ourselves.
and non-literate people in her village,
extraordinary women leaders in all fields.
This is very stunning and will inspire me
whereas she herself only has schooling
We believe, as we help increase the skills
to do the same thing in my community [of
to second grade elementary level. These
required for women leaders – in villages,
Delson-NTT],” said a participant named
women find in themselves the strength to
cities, and in various organisations in
Agnes at the close of a workshop.
dare to dream, to dare to change, and are
the government and non-government
an inspiration for many people.
sectors – women will go forward and offer leadership on issues most important
And inspiration is contagious.
Budhita Kismad is Co-director of INSPIRIT, an organisation based in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. So far, at least 300 rural women have participated in the leadership workshops. Oxfam has been supporting INSPIRIT since 2009.
to their own communities. They will be key resource people who offer their
The experiences of these extraordinary
leadership as an inspiration for other
women inspired us to develop a training
women – especially young people – to do
guide with activities that we use in
the same, and even more.
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14
Ever y day, Ox fam Hong Kong
N e w PartnerOrganisations
ENGLAND
works alongside hundreds of groups
Oxfam Hong Kong releases a book on the state
around the world, from small NGOs to
of poverty in China, and efforts to reduce it, among
international bodies, from government
women, farmers, migrant workers, ethnic minorities,
departments of developing countries to
youth and elderly people.
community groups based in Hong Kong.
For more information: http://www.oxfam.org.hk/en/news_1156.aspx
Here are 14 ‘partner organisations’ that we are supporting for the first time.
• Institute of Development Studies (to host a workshop in Beijing, on the understanding and practice of development in China)
HONG KONG
• Policy 21
• Reanimated Links Consultants & Services
MAINLAND CHINA
• Expert Group for the Project, “Technological and Financial Needs of Adaptation to Climate Change in Poor Regions” (Researchers at the Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
Beijing
• Beijing Yanqing Green Cross Ecological Culture Center
Gansu
• Lanzhou Murui Cultural Service
Guangdong • Employment Project Team to Assist Workers with Occupational Injuries
Guizhou
Sichuan
China Voices
• Chinese Communist Youth League, Qianxi County • Poverty Alleviation Office, Dafang County • Old Community Building Association, Nanjiang County
• Wunian Village Committee, Jianshan Township, Luojiang County
• Hanhong Village Committee of Baiyang, Chaotian District
Tianjin
• Xin’ai Health Home for Women
Yunnan
• People's Government of Malong County
MOKUNG The June 2010 edition of MOKUNG marks the last issue of this Chineselanguage magazine in its current format. The award-winning magazine has been published since 2004. Before we meet again on a brand new platform with a brand new face, please go to Oxfam Hong Kong's Cyberschool (www. cyberschool.oxfam.org.hk) for educational resources for both student and teacher, and in Chinese and English.
In this edition of O.N.E, we highlight a partner in Yunnan, the People's
The focus of the June edition is on ‘poorism’ – voyeuristic tourism in poor areas and countries – and how to prevent being exploitative
Government of Malong County, with which Oxfam Hong Kong is supporting
and disrespectful while traveling.
urgent flood relief work.
To read online: http://www.oxfam.org.hk/en/mokung_y2010.aspx
For two continuous days in late June 2010, heavy rain hit Malong. It broke the record for the most rainfall in the county, with 208mm being recorded on 26 June. After only nine hours of rain, flooding had already started to occur.
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